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The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine escalated the region to an all-out conflict, one like Europe had not seen since 1945. The war has proven disastrous for the Russian military, [...]

In the early morning of January 2, Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv that killed at least five civilians, injured more [...]

Russia deployed its 'Grom-E1' hybrid missile bomb in Kharkiv this week. The Grom-E1 is equipped with wings and an engine and has a range of up to around 75 miles. [...]

Political objectives are usually achieved by using one's military power. Converting political objectives into achievable military-strategic objectives is the primary responsibility of military-strategic leadership. This process is largely an art [...]

One of the many questions observers asked when Russia launched a large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 was why Western deterrence had failed. (1) As a long-time [...]

A column of tightly packed, destroyed Russian T-72 and BMP hulls line a Ukrainian road running through dense, forested terrain. Images from the scene confirm that scores of Russian infantry [...]

Russian thinking on Russian aerospace forces' capabilities prior to the invasion of Ukraine reveals the force faced interconnected and unresolved challenges, including a mistaken strategic priority on defensive over offensive operations, a failure to develop sufficient capacity and capability for large-scale operations, and comparatively undeveloped operational concepts. As European NATO partners modernize their forces in the coming years, these critical shortfalls provide lessons related to acquiring specific technologies and platforms, engaging relevant operational concepts, and committing to extensive, ongoing training., Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, one of the enduring questions of the conflict has been why Russian airpower has failed to establish air superiority [...]

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has upended what air superiority looks like, a US general says. Neither Russia nor Ukraine has achieved sustained or substantial air superiority. NATO must draw lessons [...]

Videos appear to show Russian soldiers surrendering to Ukrainian troops taking Russian territory. An expert said the footage suggests the soldiers are not combat-experienced. Ukraine is advancing in Russia's Kursk [...]

Belarus' president called Ukraine an'enemy' and said his troops are combat-ready. Aleksander Lukashenko also said his country is increasing its military presence on Ukraine's border. Lukashenko is a close ally [...]

The Russian Imperial Movement has taken advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to further its revanchist goals of conquering the Donbas and 'Novorossiya' while expanding its international footprint both politically and militarily. The Russian Imperial Movement gained useful combat experience through the participation of personnel from its paramilitary arm, the Russian Imperial Legion, in the invasion. With the Wagner Group's resources waning, there may be an opportunity for RIM/RIL to deepen its involvement in Russia's efforts in Ukraine. This could bolster the group's recruitment, paramilitary capabilities, and thus increase the broader threat it poses. However, the organization may face sanctions in the future from the Russian state if the Kremlin continues to clamp down on Russian pro-war ultra-nationalist elements., The outbreak of post-Maidan (a) hostilities in 2014 saw Ukraine become a hotspot for ideological militias on both sides of the conflict, and Russia's February 2022 invasion brought this to [...]

Russia's S-400 air-defense system is feared. But Ukraine has been able to destroy some, including, it seems, with older weapons. Experts say it's still a formidable system, but the West [...]

Russia has clung to the term 'special military operation' to describe its invasion of Ukraine. But a Kremlin spokesperson admitted on Friday that 'we are in a state of war,' [...]

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has provided many lessons for novice military observers and think tanks alike, regarding usability of drones, military aid packages for a proxy war, and the vulnerability of [...]

Lithuania, a NATO state that borders Russia, is acquiring tanks for the first time. A Lithuanian official told BI that seeing the invasion of Ukraine prompted the rethink. Lithuania wants [...]

Byline: Greg Waldron Singapore's top air force leader says that Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the continued importance of airpower in modern warfare, as the nation looks to upgrade existing [...]

Russia is trying to cut off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, analysts said. It's not succeeded despite developing a growing arsenal of electronic warfare systems, they said. Satellites [...]

In his August 1 address to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to the potentially damaging impact of the invasion: 'So what [...]

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Israel surprised many observers by taking a relatively neutral position in the war and even sought, without much success, to mediate an end [...]

As early as February 28, 2022, just four days into the war, RIA Novosti accidentally leaked Russian President Vladimir Putin's stated objectives. (1) It seems Putin intended to secure Kyiv [...]

Given the significant presence of far-right fighting units and far-right foreign fighters on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine since 2014, there was concern that the February 2022 Russian invasion might result in large flows of foreign fighters (including right-wing extremists) to far-right-linked units onboth sides ofthe conflict. The worry was that this would in turn lead to long-term security headaches for Western countries because of the opportunities for right-wing extremists to build networks and military skills. But four months into the conflict and despite the continued linkages between the far-right in Ukraine and Western countries, these concerns have not materialized. The flow of foreign fighters into Ukraine has been much smaller than anticipated. Despite the efforts of some extreme-right 'influencers,' the 2022 conflict has, for the most part, not energized Western right-wing extremists, nor persuaded them to travel. In what is for Ukrainians a war for national survival and a fight to secure a Western democratic future for the country, the allure of the far-right in Ukraine has dimmed. Ukrainian units with far-right histories are now deeply integrated into Ukraine's armed forces and eschew foreign recruitment, and one of those units, the Azov Regiment, was decimated during the siege of Mariupol. Very few foreign right-wing extremists have been recruited into Ukraine's International Legion. In fact, anecdotal evidence suggests most of the foreign fighters who have traveled this year to fight on the Ukrainian side are fighting to safeguard Ukraine's future as a Western democracy. All this means that while Western governments should keep a watchful eye on foreign fighter flows to Ukraine, they must also counter Russian disinformation efforts that massively inflate the presence of right-wing extremists on the Ukrainian side., One of the most enduring legacies from the 2014 Russo-Ukrainian war is that of Ukraine as a 'field of dreams... [for] various brands of far-right nationalism' (1) and as 'a [...]